Pickup attachment for harvesterthreshers



Aug. 12, 1941. a M, HYMAN' 2,252,376

PICKUP ATTACHMENT FOR HARVESTER-THRESHERS Filed Oct. 9, 1939 v 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 y MM- Aug. 12, 1941. B. M. HYMAN PICKUP ATTACHMENT FOR HARVESTER-THRESHERS Filed Oct. 9, 1959 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 Inventor Benaam inlflH gmazz 33y bm-EW Patented Aug. 12, 1941 e nl N Jer y Normally, a combination; harvester thresher is used. for. cuttin grain and for threshing it immediately thereafter; v Many. times; however, the grain needs'to be cured beforeitisthreshed, and in this case it ispreviously cut and left in :wi nfdrows infthe field an suitable cutting m ie: u ed r thi eate .Mier "t e oplhas been cut and cured and is in windrows in thejlfleld it 'ispijcked up by a machine whic i c u a ih e rf i a ic -iu c T m s st tuted o hei l e cu t r Th crop is picked up by the pick-up attachment, and is "conveyed therefrom to the thresher and separator, where it is acted "on-in the usual manner.

Heretofore, in mounting a pick-up attachment on a platform or header special drives for the pick-up have been provided. The drives for the pick-up, when made specially for the pick-up, require much time to install and add greatly to the cost of the machine.

The harvesters, in wide use at the present time, have a reel mounted on the header or platform. This reel is provided on all machines and is driven so as to urge the grain onto the platform or header. The drive for this reel is provided on the machines when they are made.

It is, therefore, the object of the present invention to utilize the reel drive on the harvester to drive the pick-up attachment.

Another object of the present invention is to provide a novel drive for a pick-up attachment for a harvester that can be easily installed and will not add materially to the cost of the machine.

Another object of the invention is to provide a drive for a pick-up device which can be readily adjusted.

Another object of the invention is to provide a pick-up that can readily be attached on a harvester header.

Other objects and advantages will become apparent to those skilled in the art as the description of the improved machine continues.

The improved drive for the pick-up is established by providing a pulley or sprocket on the reel shaft of the harvester. The pick-up attachment is mounted on the header or platform by a novel, quick, attachable means, and a pulley or sprocket for the pick-up is alined with the pulley on the reel shaft. A belt or chain connects the two pulleys, and in this way the drive new ATTACHME V V I a i THRESHERS' EBen'jamin M.'-.EHyinan, .Moline', lll.,.iassignor to 1 InternationalyHarvester. Company; a..-corpora,-;-.

NT. roemeves eg I en ra Q6161??? 9, henNew I if j Claims. Cl. 5653 64 maybe-transmitted q The reel canbe adjusted vertically so that the s ShQWnQihtheuraWm s in which: s Figure 1 isa plan- View 0 The harvester, illustrated a; transversely disposed axle which is rotatably fmmfthe reelto' the pick-up.

drive belt orchain canb adjusted to the proper -An illustrative"embodiment ofthe invention igure 2 's seam n viewar along the linereerrigu eip I harvester used to illustrate the invention 1,342,764 tenant-y et 91, issued January 1932.

9 1;? t e p rt lq t e wer p r ine t tothe "resent invention will bedescribed'.

supported on N l A, member l0, on mounted'a main wheel I l and a grain wheel [2. A separator body I3 is supported on the axle It in the usual manner. The separator body l3 contains the usual threshing mechanism, not shown, but well understood by those skilled in the art. The forward end of the body I3 is provided with a draft element I 4 which is connected to the drawbar l5 of a tractor I6. The drawbar of the tractor supports the front end of the harvester. The tractor 16 has the usual power take-off shaft ll, the purpose of which will be described later on.

Supported 0n the axle Ill and extending laterally from the separator body I3 is the usual platform or header 18. The platform comprises a cutter bar l9 and an endless conveyer 20. An inclined feed conveyer 2| cooperates with the endless conveyer 20, and feeds the crop into the separator body l3.

A reel supporting structure 22 is mounted on the platform or header [8, and comprises forwardly extending members 23. An upwardly extending part 24 is connected to the platform l8, and is adjustably connected at 25 to the member 23. The adjustable connection 25 con-- sists of a bracket 25a which is secured to the upwardly extending part 24. The bracket 25a. is provided with an opening through which one end of a bolt 25b is inserted that is pivotally connected at its other end to the forwardly extending member 23. Nuts 25c provided on the bolt 2517 at either side of the bracket 25a effect adjustment of the member 23 with respect to the part 24. A reel shaft 26 is mounted on forwardly extending members 23 in the bearings 21 provided thereon. The conventional reel 23 is secured on the reel shaft 26.

is secured a pulley 43.

naled in bearings 32 which are secured on the forwardly extending arm 23, as shown in Figure 2. A set of gears 33 transmit power from'the drive shaft 3| to the reel shaft 26.

A pick-up attachment 34 is mounted on the platform l8. This pick-up is of the type shown in detail in the Patent No. 1,815,327 to Raney et al. issued July 21, 1931. The pick-up 34 com; prises a series of frame members 35 on which is journaled a shaft 36. The rear portions of the frame members 35 are bolted at 31 to the rear ofthe platform l8 The front of the frame members 35 have secured thereto a pair of plate members 38, only one of which is shown. A bracket 33 secured to the plate members 38 rests in the cutter bar IS; on the front of the platform I3.- Bolts 40 on the frame members 35 are adi l eq i to Con a h he ow r ur c of the platform I8 and rigidly hold the pick-up thereon. A shoe 4| is connected between the frame members 35 and rides on the ground. A series of fingers 42 are mounted on bars 42a which are mounted on the plate members 43 provided on the shaft 36. i-stripv deck 44 is disposed between the fingers 42 in the usual manner.

On the end of-the shaft 36 of the pick-up- 34 i e zi al o pro on the reel shaft 26 a pulley 4 4. A twisted belt 45 is connected between the pulley 4 QI the mounted on the header.

.install and cheap to manufacture. The changepick-up 34 and the pulley 44 of the reel shaft 26. It will be apparent from this that the reel shaft 26 driven from the chain 3| will transmit, through the belt 45, a drive in an opposite angular direction for the shaft 36 of the pick-up 34. The tension on the belt can be increased by adjusting the connection at 25.

From the foregoing description it will be apparent that a novel drive has been provided for the pick-up, and that the pick-up can be readily The drive is easy to over can be made within a minimum time.

It is to be understood that only an illustrative embodiment of the invention has been shown and described, and that, obviously, the same is susceptible to many changes in form and location of parts without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention as indicated in the appended claims.

, Whatis claimed is: 1. In combination, a harvester having a header, a pick-up attachment, means on the pick-up adapted to rest on the header, means'for securing the pick-up to the header at a point spaced from the first mentioned means, and adjustable means on the pick-up adjustable against'the header to hold the first mentioned means in engagement with the header.

2. In combination, a harvester having a header, apick-up mounted on the header, said pick-up comprising a series of frame members extending beneath the header and secured thereto,

bracket members on the pick-up adapted to rest on the header, and adjusting bolts on the frame members adapted to contact the underside of the header-to hold the bracket members in engagement with the header. 2

BENJAMIN M. 

